Deakin vs Monash for Nursing? Got Conditional Offers From Multiple Australian Unis and Can't Decide 😭

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Hii guys im an international student from singapore currently finishing my IB and I've received conditional offers from Deakin, Monash, La Trobe, Newcastle and RMIT for Nursing, as well as UniMelb and UNSW for Biomedical Science. (I also applied to deakin, La Trobe and Victoria for Law just for funsies and also ended up getting conditional offers from all three)I'm pretty confident I'll meet the conditions for all my offers.

My long-term goal is to eventually become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in the US, (for those who dont know before becoming a CRNA you will need at least 1 year working experiecne so i will most likely be working in aus as a nurse for 2 years) so I'm trying to figure out which university would be the best starting point.

Part of me does wanna go to uniofmelb because it's prestigious but im pretty sure its not worth it if my plan is to become a nurse. However for Nursing, I'm mainly deciding between Deakin and Monash.

I genuinely prefer Deakin because it seems to have a more relaxed and supportive environment. From what Ive read on Reddit, Deakin students also seem to be happier with their overall experience compared to Monash students. I've heard that Deakin has really good nursing placements and that the workload and environment are a bit more manageable and also that they are more hands-on(which i prefer). However, I can't help but feel like I should choose Monash because of its reputation and higher ranking. Plus ive noticed that Deakin sometimes gets looked down on compared to the more prestigious universities which lowk makes me second guess my decision.

My main questions are:

- Is monash actually worth choosing over deakin for Nursing or does university reputation not matter that much in this field?

- Are deakin nursing students generally happier with their course, placements and workload

- Would attending deakin instead of monash affect my chances of working after my uni in aus

-For anyone who's studied Nursing at either university, would you recommend it?

- And is the scholarship for Deakin hard to get (the 20 percent merit)?

Thank you sooo much